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Griffith Public Schools board approves consent agenda and multiple policies, contracts and personnel items
Summary
The board approved a consent agenda and voted to adopt policies, approve resolutions and contracts, update an athletic worker pay scale and approve several extracurricular and facility items; most votes were voice approvals with motions and seconds recorded.
At its meeting the Griffith Public Schools Board approved a broad set of routine and substantive items, including policy adoptions, a resolution updating athletic-worker pay, an administrative fringe-benefits package amendment, club and fundraising approvals, a cell-tower offer, a facilities contract and other measures. Most motions passed by voice vote after motions and seconds were recorded.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda: approved by voice vote (motion and second recorded). - 4.1 Approval of second reading and adoption of policy: approved by voice vote. - 4.2 Approval of first reading of policy: approved by voice vote. - 4.3 Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-30 (meal reimbursement allowances): approved by voice vote. - 4.4 Approval of teacher-evaluation rubric: approved by voice vote. - 4.5 Approval of 2025–26 administrative fringe-benefit package: approved; presentation noted multiple changes including a 21% increase in the amount administrators pay toward health insurance premiums and changes to severance rules for administrators hired on or after Sept. 1, 2025. - 4.6 Approval of proposed new student club: approved. - 4.7 Approval of cell-tower offer: approved. - Approval of field trip/Indiana appeals event: approved (district discussion indicated the event would be presented to students/classrooms as planned). - Approval of PSI installation contract for locker-room work and related finished areas: approved. - 4.11 Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-31 (authorized pay scale/methods for game-day athletic workers): approved; the item reactivated a previously authorized position and cited a non-specified “grade of $45” for certain event workers.
Board discussion and context Board members and administrators emphasized donor and booster activity, recent donations to school programs (theater, band, athletics) and fundraising events that support extracurricular programming. Administrators reported routine finance information (August was a three-pay period, producing higher expenditures than typical) and gave several operational updates including facility and field improvements tied to a DNR grant, upcoming events (a handball tournament at Chiva Park in October), and ongoing efforts to pave a bike trail.
Several questions arose during discussion of the athletic pay-scale update about whether some event supervisors would be district employees; board members noted the position can be used for non-district employees when necessary and that pay would come from the athletic fund.
Most approvals were recorded as motions with second and voice votes; the meeting adjourned at the end of the agenda.
